623 Nehru Yuva Kendras in India

Nehru Yuva Kendras

The Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Youth Affairs & Sports, Shri Sarbananda Sonowal has said that there are 623 District Level Kendras of Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (NYKS) in the country including 86 Kendras in the North-East States as per the State-wise and District- wise details of the Kendras is given below:

Sl.N

Name of

Name of the districts covered by NYK

Total No.

o.

State

of NYKs

1

A&N Island

Nicobar, Port Blair, Kamotra, Campbell Bay, Mayabander

06

(Rangat), Diglipur

2.

Andhra

Ananthapur, Vijaywada, Chittoor, Cuddapah, Guntur

13

Pradesh

Kakinada (East Godavari), Kurnool, Srikakulam,

Vishakhapatnam,

Vizianagaram, Nellore, West Godavari

( Elluru ) and Prakasham ( Ongole ).

3

Arunachal

Siang ( Along ), Lower Subansiri ( Ziro ), Upper Subansiri

15

Pradesh

(Daporijo), Lohit

( Tezu ) Tawang, West Kameng, East

Kameng, Papum Pare, East Siang, Upper Siang, Dibang

Valley, Changlang, Tirap, Karung Kaise, Itanagar

4.

Assam

Dibrugarh, Diphu ( Karbi Anglong ), Dhubri, Kamrup (

27

Maligaon ), North Lakhimpur, Nogaon, Cachar ( Silchar ),

Tezpur ( Sonitpur ), Haflong ( N C Hills ), Karimganj,

Barpeta, Kokrajhar, Jorhat, Sibsagar, Nalbari, Goalpara,

Dhemaji, Darrang (Mangaldoi), Hailakandi, Golaghat,

Morigaon, Bongaigaon, Tinsukia, Chirang Udalgiri,

Baksha, Kamrup Metropolition

5.

Bihar

Araria, Aurangabad, Banka, Begusarai, Bhagalpur,

38

Bhojpur (Arrah), Buxar, Darbhanga, East Champaran

(Motihari), Gava, Gopalganj, Jamui, Jehanabad, Kaimoor

(Bhabua), Katihar, Khagaria, Kishanganj, Madhepura,

Madubani, Munger, Muzaffarpur, Nalanda, Nawada,

Patna, Purnia, Rohtas (Sasaram), Saharsa, Samastipur,

Saran (Chapra), Sitamarhi, Siwan, Supaul, Vaishali

(Hajipur), West Champaran (Bettiah), Sheohar, Lakhisarai,

Sheikhpur, Arwal

6

Chhatisgarh

Bilaspur, Champa, Durg, Kanker (Bastar), Raigarh,

16

Raipur, Rajnandgaon, Sarguja, Koriya, Kawardha,

Dhamtari, Dantewada, Korba, Jashpur Nagar,

Mahasamund, Jagdalpur

7

Delhi

Alipur, Mehrauli, Nangloi, North, North East, New Delhi,

9

Central South West, East

8

Gujarat

Bharuch, Nadiad (Kheda), Kutch (Bhuj), Godhra,

25

Sabarkantha (Himmat Nagar), Junagarh, Mehsana,

Surendra Nagar, Jamnagar,

Bhavnagar,

Valsad, Surat,

Gandhi Nagar, Ahmedabad , Vadodra (Chhota Udaipur),

Dangs, Amreli, Palanpur, Rajkot, Patan, Porbandar,

Anand, Dahod, Narmada, Navsari

9.

Haryana

Ambala, Bhiwani, Gurgaon, Karnal, Sirsa, Kurukshetra,

19

Rohtak, Faridabad, Sonepat, Jind, Hissar, Mahendergarh

(Narnoul), Rewari, Yamuna Nagar, Kaithal, Panipat,

Panchkula, Fatehabad, Jhajjar

10

H.P

Bilaspur, Chamba, Dharamsala (Kangra), Hamirpur,

12

Kinnaur, Kullu, Keylong (Lahoul Spiti), Mandi, Nahan

(Sirmour), Solan, Shimla, Una

11

J&K

Kathua, Anantnag, Bidgam, Baramulla, Doda, Jammu,

14

Kupwara, Kargil, Leh (Ladakh), Pulwama, Poonch,

Rajouri, Sri Nagar, Udhampur

12

Jharkhand

Bokaro, Chatra, Deoghar, Dhanbad, Dumka, East

Singhbhum

(Jamshedpur),

Garwah, Giridih, Godda,

22

Gumla, Hazaribagh, Lohardaga, Palamau (Daltonganj),

Ranchi, Sahabganj, West Singhbhum (Chaibasa) Kodarma

Pakaur, Jantara, Lathar, SaraiKela, Sindega

13

Karnataka

Bijapur, Belgaum, Bidar, Chikmagalur, Gulbarga, Hassan,

27

Kanwar, Kodagu (Madikeri), Kolar, Mangalore, Mandya,

Mysore, Raichur, Tumkur, Dharwad, Chitradurga (Devengere),

Bellary, Shimoga, Bangalore (Rural, Bangalore (Urban),

Bagalkot, Koppal, Gadag, Haveri, Dakshina Kannada

(Devengere), Chamarajanagar, Udipi

14

Kerala

Alleppey, Kannur, Thodupuzha (Iddukki), Kozhikode,

14

Malappuram,

Palghat, Pathanamthitaa,

Trivandraum,

Trichur, Ernakulam, Kottayam, Kasargod, Wynad, Quilon

15

M.P

Balaghat, Betul, Bhind, Bhopal, Chhatarpur, Chhindwara,

48

Damoh, Datia, Dewas, Dhar, Guna, Gwalior, Harda,

Hoshangabad, Indore, Jabalpur, Jhabua, Katni, Khandwa,

Khargaon, Mandala, Mandsor, Morena, Narsinghpur, Panna,

Raisen, Rajgarh (Bajora), Ratlam, Reewa, Sagar, Satna,

Sehore, Seoni, Shahdol, Shajapur, Shivpuri, Sidhi, Tikamgarh,

Ujjain, Vidisha, Umaria, Neemuch, Sheopur, Barwani, Dindori,

Ashoka Nagar, Anoop Pur, Burhanpur

16

Maharashtra

Aurangabad, Alibag (Rajgad), Bhandara, Kolhapur,

34

Sholapur, Thane, Jalgaon, Nanded, Yavatmal, Amravati,

Gadchiroli, Jalna, Buldhana, Nagpur, Mumbai (Kal),

Satara, Ahmednagar, Nasik, Parbhani, Osmanabad, Dhule,

Ratnagiri, Latur, Pune, Sindhudurg, Akola, Chandrapur,

Wardha, Beed, Sangli, Nandurbar, Gondiya, Hingoli,

Washim

17

Manipur

Churachandpur,

Imphal,

Senapati

(Kongpokpi),

10

Tamenglong, Ukhrul, Thoubal, Chandel, Bishanpur,

Senapati – II, Imphal East

18

Meghalaya

Jaintia Hills ( Jowai ), West Garo Hills (Tura), East Khasi

07

Hill (Shillong), East Garo Hills (Willim Nagar), West

Khasi Hills (Nongstoin), South Garo Hills (Baghmara)

Ri Bhoi

19

Mizoram

Aizwal, Lungeli, Ghhimutuipuri (Saiha), Mamit, Kolasib,

08

Champhai, Serchhip Lawngtlai

20

Nagaland

Kohima, Mokokchung, Zonheboto, Tuensang, Mon,

11

Wokha, Phek Dimapur, Peren, Kiphire, Longling

21

Orissa

Balasore, Balangir, Mayurbhanj (Baripada), Behrampur

30

(Ganjam), Kalahandi (Bhawani Patna), Dhenkanal,

Keonjhar,Koraput,Phulbani,Puri,Sambalpur,

Sundargarh, Cuttack, Naupada, Khurda (Bhubneshwar),

Kendrapara, Bargarh, Jharsuguda, Debagarh, Bhadrak,

Jajapur, Angul, Nayagarh, Gajapati, Boudha, Sonapur,

Rayagada, Nabarangapur, Malkangiri, Jagsinghpur

22

Punjab

Amritsar, Bhathinda, Faridkot, Ferozepur, Gurdaspur,

20

Hoshiarpur, Jalandhar, Kapurthala, Ludhiana, Patiala,

Ropar, Sangrur, Mansa, Fatehrgarh Sahib, Tarn Taran,

Nawanshahr, Moga, Muktsar, SAS Nagar, Barnala

23

Rajasthan

Ajmer, Banswar, Barmer, Bharatpur, Bhilwara, Bikaner,

32

Bundi, Chittorgarh, Churu, Dungarpur, Jaipur, Jaisalmer,

Jodhpur, Jalore, Swai Madhopur, Sirohi, Tonk, Udaipur,

Alwar, Kota, pali, Dhoulpur, Nagaur, Sikar, Jhunjhunu,

Jhalawar, Sri Ganganagar, Raisamand, Baran, Dausa,

Hanumangarh, Karauli

24

Sikkim

East Sikkim

( Gangtok ), North Sikkim ( Mangan ), West

04

Sikkim ( Gayzing ), South Sikkim ( Namchi )

25

Tamilnadu

Coimbatore, Cuddalore (South Arcot), Dharmapuri,

30

Madurai, Pudukottai, Salem, Sivaganga, Tiruchirappalli,

Thanjavur, Tirunelveli, Nilgiri (Udagmandalam) Ooty,

Vellore, Kamrajar (Virudunagar), Kanya Kumari

(Nagercoil), Chengalpet (M G R), Erode (Periyar),

Dindigul

(Anna),

Ramanathapuram,

Chidambamar

(Tuticorin),

Chennai

(Rural),

Nagapatnam,

Thiruvannamali, Villupuram, Tiruvallur, Theni, Tiruvarur,

Namakkal, Karur, Perambulur, Ariyalpur (Krishnagiri)

26

Telangana

Karim Nagar, Khammam, Mehbubnagar, Nizamabad,

10

Medak (Siddipet ), Adilabad, Warangal, Hyderabad,

Nallgonda and Ranga Reddy.

27

Tripura

Agartala ( West Tripura ), Dharam Nagar ( North Tripura

04

), Udaipur ( South Tripura ), Dhalai

28

U.P

Agra, Aligarh, Allahabad, Azamgarh, Badaun, Bahraich,

71

Ballia, Banda, Barabanki, Bareilly, Basti, Bijjnor,

Bulandsahar, Amethi, Deoria, Etah, Etawah, Faizabad,

Farukhabad, Fatehpur, Firozabad, Ghaziabad, Ghazipur,

Gonda, Gorakhpur, Hamirpur, Hardoi, Jalaun (Orai),

Jaunpur, Jhansi, Kanpur Dehat, Kanpur Nagar, Lakhimpur

Kheri, Lalitpur, Lucknow, Maharajganj, mainpuri,

Mathura, Mau, Meerut, Mirzapur, Moradabad, Muzaffar

nagar, Partap garh, Pilibhit, Rai Bareilly, Rampur,

Saharanpur, Shahjahanpur, Sidharth Nagar, Sitapur,

Sonebhandra, Sultanpur, Unao, Varanasi,,Jyotiba Phule

Nagar, Baghpat, Gautam Budh Nagar, Hathras, Kannauj,

Mahoba Chitrakoot, Kaushambi, Ambedkar Nagar,

Shravasti, Balrampur, Sant Kabir Nagar,

Kushingar,

Chandauli, Sant Ravidas Nagar, Auraiya

29

Uttaranchal

Almora, Chamoli, Dehradun, Haridwa, Nainital, Pauri

Garhwal, Pithoragarh, Tehri Garhwal, Uttarkashi,

Rudraprayag, Bageshwar Champawat, Udhamsingh Nagar

13

30

West Bengal

Barsat ( 24 Parganas North ), Burdwan, Murshidabad,

23

Darjeeling, Baruipur (24 Pargana South), Jalpaiguri,

Midnapore,

Purulia,

Calcutta, Cooch

Behar, Uttar

Dinajpur, Bankura, Birbhum, Hoogly, Nadia, Howrah,

Malda, Durgapur (Burdwan – II), Diamond Harbour

(24 S

Parg), Tamluk Midnapore – II, Calcutta (South),

Raghunathpur (Purulia), Dakshin Dinajpur

31

Chandigarh

Chandigarh

1

32

Goa

North Goa, South Goa (Margaon)

2

33

Lakshdweep

Kavarati

1

34

Pondicherry

Karaikal, Pondicherry, Mahe, Yanam

4

35

Dadra Nagar

& Haveli

Silvassa

1

36

Daman &

Daman, Diu

2

Diu

TOTAL NYKs

623

An evaluation study of Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (NYKS) was entrusted to an independent evaluation agency which has recently submitted its report. The deficiencies identified and recommendations given by the agency are summarized as under:

i) Lack of manpower.

ii) Lack of funds to implement the programme in effective manner.

iii.) Delay in disbursement of fund at district level.

iv) Lack of inter – ministerial, center to state and district coordination.

V) Need for improvement in record management.

vi) Committees formed at different levels to be active and informed.

vii. Monitoring of programme through external agencies and separate fund for monitoring should be earmarked.

The recommendations as per the study have been accepted and are being implemented in a phased manner for the betterment of Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (NYKS).

In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today the Minister said, these Kendras undertake multifarious activities through a large network of Youth Clubs/ Mahila Mandals and Volunteers who work at the grassroots level. The programmes undertaken by these Yuva Kendras are for youth club development, awareness and education, capacity enhancement, promotion of spirit of sportsmanship, promoting folk art and culture, skill up-gradation and programmes for promotion of national unity. Some of the major Programmes are as under:-

Youth Club Development Programme

Training on Youth Leadership and Community Development

Theme Based Awareness and Education Programme

Promotion of Sports (Sports material to Youth Clubs)

Cluster and District level Inter Youth Club Sports Meet

Skill Up-gradation Training Programme for Young Women and Men

Promotion of Folk, Art and Culture

Observance of Days of National and International Importance

District Youth Convention and Yuva Kriti

Awards to Outstanding Youth Club at District, State and National levels.

Organizing National Integration Camps (NICs)

Youth Leadership and Personality Development Programmes (YLPDPs)

Life Skill Training Programmes and Adventure Camps

In addition to above, these Yuva Kendras are undertaking the following programmes with funding from other Ministries/ Organizations:-

Tribal Youth Exchange Programme

Adolescent Health and Development Project (AHDP)

Projects on Awareness and Education for Prevention of Drug Abuse and Alcoholism in Punjab, etc.

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